Madeline Blair
Directing
Biography
Madeline Blair (born November 25, 2000) is an American writer, director, producer, actress, and editor based in Chicago. Her work tends to explore existential dread, nostalgia, and feminism under a dreamlike, surrealist, and at times sardonic lens. She is best known for her award-winning directorial debut, The Waiting Room, or Eggs in Purgatory (2023), which is currently running in the festival circuit.
Known For
In a waiting room in the space between the living and the beyond, an unlikely pair sits impatiently for their final reckoning.
The Waiting Room, or Eggs in Purgatory
A woman bears the weight of being human.
look I'm human
a poetic reflection on love and attachment styles—three times over, three times full.
dream (x 3)
Seeking solace in fleeting vices, a grieving Lydia reckons with life in college.
Inner Child
a sentimental audiovisual collage from december 2023
lasso the moon
a beach meditation during pisces season
Neptune in Pisces
Natalia rushes for a sorority that turns out to be more sinister than she imagined.
Bid Day
found footage collage, 2024
it was only a dream
a found footage experiment in presidential assassination
What the Body Grasp Not
Jeffrey and Kira end their first date at his place for one last drink. Jeffrey claims he keeps his aggressive dog locked up in his office, but as the night goes on, Kira begins to wonder what exactly is on the other side of the door.